New restrictions on ships to protect whales coming soon

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Published June 10, 2022 8:25 AM

By PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is close to releasing new rules that the shipping industry might have to comply with to help protect a vanishing species of whale. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has spent a few years reviewing the vessel speed rules it uses to protect North Atlantic right whales. The whales number less than 340 and they are vulnerable to collisions with large ships. A NOAA spokesperson said Tuesday that the agency anticipates that it will publish proposed rules within the coming weeks. A public comment process would follow.

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